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Friends,
I know for sure that this History of part of Germany, where some of my very old, ancestors came from, will bore the heck out of most of you.... LOL !! Sorry, but it all helps me to know just how brim full of POLITICS and intrigue the old countries were, and I suppose most other places on earth, too. God sees and records all of these histories and stories of mankind ! Ha! There is no getting away, or escaping the "Eyes of the Lord", and there will be no rock, cave, or crag to hide under in the fast coming day of Judgment !
The old, true story of the "Volga-Germans" was told to we little children, and carried on thru the hundreds of years, and this extra bit of info that I have pasted to my blog, as record, only helps me to put the pieces of the puzzle together, with the surprises of: "Ahhhh Sooooo !" and "Ahhh-- Ha!"
But what does it really matter in the long term picture of humankind, and the blood sacrifice of or Lord, Jesus Christ ?? IT DOESN'T MATTER ONE BIT IF A MAN KNOWS WHERE HE CAME FROM, OR NOT ---- IF HE DOESN'T KNOW THE LORD !! And by "know the Lord" I mean knows, understands the whole Gospel of Jesus Christ, and confesses it publically, and believes it in his heart ! Just read the 2 books of John, and Romans, as I always say... although I prefer the book of Matthew. I just want to be remembered in God's Book of Life ! Period. The rest of life don't mean a hill of beans, IMHO.
And as far as my people [ about 25,000 people] migrated to Russia for a while, to get away from all the goofy politics of that era/ time frame --- and then coming to America, thru Ellis Island, the RIGHT WAY, PEOPLE DO THAT ALL THE TIME, to make a better life for themselves and their families. Freedom is what my people/ Family Tree wanted. Freedom to worship, live, work, own their own land and breathe the fresh American air !!
And I'll be dipped in 'Honey' if I will ever give up MY FREEDOM, because I paid my dues many times over !! "For those who fight for it, Freedom has a flavor the protected will NEVER taste !" And if people want to call me a 'political activist,' a hard head, a crazy, hot headed, Disabled Vietnam Veteran, and Conservative, or a Bible thumper, go for it ! I will [and always have] obey all the Laws of the U.S. Constitution --- IF they do not conflict with God's Laws. But if Caesar wants my head, as this world goes to the devil --- go try to take it, but please use a sharp axe or sword, or I will use MINE !! The scriptures tell me that if I lose my head for the Lord-- I shall gain a gold crown in heaven as a Martyr. I am age 65, and have seen a full, very active, fruitful life, and helped a few people know the Lord along the way.... [All praise goes to God....of course]. Smile !
Have a great, safe, Day/ Holiday !
Tommy Schuckman
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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| Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | ||||||
| Großherzogtum Mecklenburg-Schwerin | ||||||
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The Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1910.
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| Capital | Schwerin | |||||
| Government | Constitutional monarchy | |||||
| Grand Duke | ||||||
| - | 1815–1837 | Frederick Francis I | ||||
| - | 1837–1842 | Paul Frederick | ||||
| - | 1842–1883 | Frederick Francis II | ||||
| - | 1883–1897 | Frederick Francis III | ||||
| - | 1897–1918 | Frederick Francis IV | ||||
| History | ||||||
| - | Congress of Vienna | 14 June 1815 | ||||
| - | German Revolution | 14 November 1918 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | 1910 | 13,127 km² (5,068 sq mi) | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 1910 est. | 639,958 | ||||
| Density | 48.8 /km² (126.3 /sq mi) | |||||
| Today part of |  Germany | |||||
Geography[edit]
Like its predecessor, the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, the Schwerin lands upon the incorporation of the extinct Duchy of Mecklenburg-Güstrow in 1701 comprised the larger central and western parts of the historic Mecklenburg region. The smaller southeastern part was held by the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz branch of the grand ducal house, who also ruled over the lands of the former Bishopric of Ratzeburg in the far northwest.The grand duchy was bounded by the Baltic coast in the north and the Prussian province of Pomerania in the northeast, where the border with the Hither Pomeranian (formerly Swedish Pomeranian) region ran along the Recknitz river, the Peene, and Kummerower See. In the south it bordered with the Prussian province of Brandenburg (with the exclaves of Rossow and Schönberg near Wittstock) and in the southwest with the Amt Neuhaus district held by the Kingdom of Hanover, which was incorporated into the Prussian province of Hanover after the Austro-Prussian War in 1866. Likewise in the west, the Duchy of Holstein was incorporated into the Schleswig-Holstein Province, after which Mecklenburg was almost entirely surrounded by Prussian territory.
Beside the capital at Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin comprised the coastal cities of Rostock and Wismar, which had been held by the Swedish crown until 1803, as well as the inland towns of Parchim and Güstrow.
History[edit]
In the early years of the French Revolutionary Wars Duke Frederick Francis I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin had remained neutral, and in 1803 he regained Wismar, which was pawned to him from Sweden. After Napoleon's victory at the Battle of Austerlitz and the final dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, he joined the Confederation of the Rhine by a treaty of 22 March 1808. Napoleon, in preparation for the French invasion of Russia in 1812, disregarded this alliance; he offered the duchy to the Swedish heir apparent Jean Bernadotte for his support. Duke Frederick Francis was the first member of the confederation to abandon Napoleon, to whose armies he had sent a contingent, and in the following War of the Sixth Coalition he fought against the troops of the First French Empire —with the result that his new allies, Prussia and Russia, now offered his duchy to the Kingdom of Denmark. Instead, Denmark was promised the adjacent lands of Swedish Pomerania by the 1814 Peace of Kiel and the rule of the Mecklenburg dukes remained inviolate.At the 1815 Congress of Vienna, Frederick Francis joined the newly established German Confederation, and like his Strelitz cousin Charles II, was elevated to the title of a "Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin". In 1819 serfdom was finally abolished in his dominions. The Mecklenburg governance was still determined by the 1755 inheritance agreement (Landesgrundgesetzlicher Erbvergleich), which upheld the medieval hierarchy of the estates, which largely affected the social and economic development of both grand duchies. During the revolutions of 1848, the duchy witnessed a considerable agitation in favour of a liberal constitution. On 10 October 1849 Grand Duke Frederick Francis II (1823–1883) granted a new Basic law elaborated by his First Minister Ludwig von Lützow. In the subsequent reaction of the Mecklenburg nobility, backed by the Strelitz grand duke George, all the concessions which had been made to democracy were withdrawn and further restrictive measures were introduced in 1851 and 1852.
In the dispute over neighbouring Holstein which culminated in the 1866 Austro-Prussian War, Frederick Francis II supported the Kingdom of Prussia, whom he aided with Mecklenburg-Schwerin soldiers. His grand duchy began to pass more and more under Prussian influence. In 1867 he joined the North German Confederation and the Zollverein. In the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871), Prussia again received valuable assistance from Grand Duke Frederick Francis II, who was an ardent advocate of German unity and held a high command in her armies. In the course of the German unification in 1871, Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz became states of the German Empire. There was now renewed agitation for a more democratic constitution, and the German Reichstag parliament gave some countenance to this movement.
In 1897 Frederick Francis IV (b. 1882) succeeded his father Frederick Francis III (1851–1897) as the last grand duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. In 1907 the Grand Duke promised a constitution to his subjects. The duchy had always been under a feudal system of government, the grand duke having the executive entirely in his hands (though acting through ministers). The duchy shared a diet (Landtag), which met for a short session each year. At other times they were represented by a committee consisting of the proprietors of knights' estates (Rittergüter), known as the Ritterschaft, and the Landschaft, or burgomasters of certain towns. Mecklenburg-Schwerin returned six members to the Reichstag. Upon the suicide of his cousin Grand Duke Adolphus Frederick VI on 23 February 1918, Frederick Francis served as regent of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Shortly afterwards, on 14 November, he was forced to renounce the Mecklenburg throne in the course of the German Revolution. The grand duchy turned into the Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, a federated state of the Weimar Republic.
Thereby ended nearly eight centuries of continuous rule (only interrupted by Albrecht von Wallenstein from 1628 to 1630) by the originally Obotrite (West Slavic) Mecklenburg dynasty, beginning with their progenitor Prince Niklot (d. 1160). Until 1918 the grand duke was styled as "Prince of the Wends".
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References[edit]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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